The Best Episodes of Rurouni Kenshin Season 0

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(2 votes)

   #1 - End of Wanderings: The Bond of Scarlet and Azure is in the Sound of the Sea

   S0:E112/2/1998

   Kenshin and Kaoru leave on a boat to visit a graveyard. In exchange for dinner, Sanosuke assists Megumi with the chopping of firewood. Yahiko is currently working at the Akabeko under Tae with Tsubame. Meanwhile, Kenshin and Kaoru spend the night at a local couple's house because of the rain.

   Director:Akira Shimizu

   Writer:Unknown

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   8.2/10(4 votes)

   #2 - Trust & Betrayal: Act 2 - The Lost Cat

   S0:E34/21/1999

   Act two details Kenshin's role in the revolution, how he met Tomo, and how the rebellion was almost quelled.

   Director:Akira Shimizu

   Writer:Masashi Sogo

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   Director:Akira Shimizu

   Writer:Masashi Sogo
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   8.2/10(4 votes)

   #3 - Trust & Betrayal: Act 3 - The Previous Night at the Mountain Home

   S0:E46/19/1999

   Act 3 details how Kenshin lived with Tomoe and married her as a cover until his side replenished its forces to continue the rebellion.

   Director:Kazuhiro Furuhashi

   Writer:Masashi Sogo

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   Director:Kazuhiro Furuhashi

   Writer:Masashi Sogo
4. 

   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #4 - Reflection: After So Many Years Have Lapsed (1)

   S0:E612/3/2001

   Kaoru goes to the harbor every day to see if Kenshin has returned. After a while, she starts looking back at her life with Kenshin and all the things that have happened.

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   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #5 - Reflection: After So Many Years Have Lapsed (2)

   S0:E712/3/2001

   Sano finds Kenshin and nurses him back to health just enough for him to get back home into Karou's arms. Meanwhile Yahiko teaches, Kenji, Kenshin's son, the value of being the son of a legendary samurai.

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   7.6/10(32 votes)

   #6 - Trust & Betrayal: Act 1 - The Man of the Slashing Sword

   S0:E22/20/1999

   This is the story of how Kenshin came under the wing of Soujiro Hiko the 13th, and how Kenshin became a manslayer.

   Director:Kazuhiro Furuhashi

   Writer:Masashi Sogo

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   Director:Kazuhiro Furuhashi

   Writer:Masashi Sogo
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7. 

   7.5/10(4 votes)

   #7 - Trust & Betrayal: Act 4 - The Cross-Shaped Wound

   S0:E59/22/1999

   Act 4 is about the betrayal against Kenshin, how he lived for the next few years as a manslayer, and the origin of his cross-shaped scar.

   Director:Kazuhiro Furuhashi

   Writer:Masashi Sogo

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   Director:Kazuhiro Furuhashi

   Writer:Masashi Sogo
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   6.5/10(2 votes)

   #8 - New Kyoto Arc: Act 1 - Cage of Flames

   S0:E812/17/2011

   The first of 2 OAVs. A remake of the Kyoto story arc from the original manga and the previous anime adaptation.

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   3.0/10(2 votes)

   #9 - New Kyoto Arc: Act 2 - The Chirps of Light

   S0:E96/23/2012

   Shishio's plan is enacted while Kenshin and Misao help defend the city.

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